* January 9 – William Tryon, governor of the Royal Colony of North Carolina, signs a contract with architect John Hawks to build Tryon Palace, a lavish Georgian style governor's mansion on the New Bern waterfront.

* August 26 – Construction begins on Tryon Palace in New Bern, North Carolina.

Reconstructed Tryon Palace in 2008

On 24 March 1788, Spaight married Mary Leach ; Mary had the distinction of being the first lady to dance with George Washington at a ball in Washington ’ s honor at Tryon Palace in New Bern in 1791.

Tryon had an extremely lavish home built in 1770 in New Bern ( now known as Tryon Palace ), which became one of the main points of resentment for the Regulators, who were already paying substantial taxes.

The outrage of the Wentworth proprietors was renewed in 1774 when Governor Tryon passed a law containing harsh provisions clearly targeted at the actions of the " Bennington Mob ".

At one point, while aboard HMS Mercury, she anchored off New York, where, among other visitors, the captain entertained William Tryon ; Allen reports that Tryon glanced at him without any sign of recognition, although it is likely the New York governor knew who he was.

However, he was wrecked on HMS Victoria when it collided with HMS Camperdown ( the flagship of the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon ) off Tripoli on 22 June 1893 ; the Admiral, 21 officers and 350 men drowned.

Nicknamed " Winnie ", he was the eldest of eight children born to Dr. George Tryon Harding, Sr. ( 1843 – 1928 ) and Phoebe Elizabeth ( Dickerson ) Harding ( 1843 – 1910 ).

Harding was survived by his father Dr. George Tryon Harding, who died on November 19, 1928.

In 1784, following end of the American Revolutionary War, the name of Tryon County was changed to Montgomery County.

One of the other pieces, Tryon County, contained the western portion ( and thus, since no western boundary was specified, theoretically still extended west to the Pacific ).

The eastern boundary of Tryon County was approximately five miles west of the present city of Schenectady, and the county included the western part of the Adirondack Mountains and the area west of the West Branch of the Delaware River.

The county was named for William Tryon, colonial governor of New York.

In 1784, following the peace treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War, the name of Tryon County was changed to Montgomery County in honor of the general, Richard Montgomery, who had captured several places in Canada and died attempting to capture the city of Quebec, replacing the name of the hated British governor.

One of the other pieces, Tryon County, contained the western portion ( and thus, since no western boundary was specified, theoretically still extended west to the Pacific ).

The eastern boundary of Tryon County was approximately five miles west of the present city of Schenectady, and the county included the western part of the Adirondack Mountains and the area west of the West Branch of the Delaware River.

The county was named for William Tryon, colonial governor of New York.

In 1784, following the peace treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War, the name of Tryon County was changed to Montgomery County in honor of the general, Richard Montgomery, who had captured several places in Canada and died attempting to capture the city of Quebec, replacing the name of the hated British governor.

One of the other pieces, Tryon County, contained the western portion ( and thus, since no western boundary was specified, theoretically still extended west to the Pacific ).

The eastern boundary of Tryon County was approximately five miles west of the present city of Schenectady, and the county included the western part of the Adirondack Mountains and the area west of the West Branch of the Delaware River.

The county was named for William Tryon, colonial governor of New York.

In 1784, following the peace treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War, the name of Tryon County was changed to Montgomery County in honor of the general, Richard Montgomery, who had captured several places in Canada and died attempting to capture the city of Quebec, replacing the name of the hated British governor.

One of the other pieces, Tryon County, contained the western portion ( and thus, since no western boundary was specified, theoretically still extended west to the Pacific ).

The eastern boundary of Tryon County was approximately five miles west of the present city of Schenectady, and the county included the western part of the Adirondack Mountains and the area west of the West Branch of the Delaware River.

The county was named for William Tryon, colonial governor of New York.

In 1784, following the peace treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War, the name of Tryon County was changed to Montgomery County in honor of the general, Richard Montgomery, who had captured several places in Canada and died attempting to capture the city of Quebec, replacing the name of the hated British governor.

One of the other pieces, Tryon County, contained the western portion ( and thus, since no western boundary was specified, theoretically still extended west to the Pacific ).

The eastern boundary of Tryon County was approximately five miles west of the present city of Schenectady, and the county included the western part of the Adirondack Mountains and the area west of the West Branch of the Delaware River.

The community which has grown into the Town of Clayton was built on a road cut blazed by Governor Tryon ’ s troops around 1770 as they marched North from New Bern to Hillsborough against the Regulators.

This state of affairs finally led to outbreaks of violence in 1770 ( centered in modern day Alamance County ), which had to be put down by Governor William Tryon.

The county was formed in 1779 from the western part of the former Tryon County.

* Tryon-near site of former Tryon County courthouse

Local historian and former Tryon Riding and Hunt Club President Colonel Charles C. Ross, U. S. Army ( Retd.

* Tryon D. Lewis – Texas state representative ; former district court judge

Tryon County is the name of two former counties in the United States:

Tryon County is a former county which was located in the U. S. state of North Carolina.

British General ( and former provincial governor of New York ) William Tryon launched an expedition in April 1777 to raid a Continental Army supply depot at Danbury, Connecticut.

After Tryon recovered from his wounds he returned to his former unit and was killed in action at Flers-Courcelette on 15 September 1916

Summer of ' 42 was followed by The Other ( 1972 ), a horror film scripted by former Hollywood actor Thomas Tryon from his own book.

Grace Hall, a local resident who had been trapped in her home for three weeks, wrote to the Tryon Daily Bulletin with an idea: form a local crafts center so that area residents would have the knowledge to create arts or crafts so that in the wake of another blizzard they would have something to do with their time.

The Lanier Library Association is named for poet Sidney Lanier died September 7, 1881 in " the Wilcox home " on Highway 108 in Lynn, three miles ( 5 km ) of Tryon, which has been since known as the Lanier House.

* William Gillette, actor who built a home in Tryon.

In 1951 Alfred Colby Hockings and his wife — he was a well-known illustrator for Field and Stream magazine, originally from Wisconsin but most recently living in the artists ' community of Tryon, North Carolina —- built a home up the street from the Gasques and Sorrys and across from the Baarslags ; at almost the same time another Dutch family — Gerbrand and Nellie Poster, the son-in-law and daughter of the Baarslags, came down from New York City to visit her parents for Christmas, decided to stay, and built a home next door to her parents.

Lindfield is home to five places of worship: St Albans Anglican Church, Holy Family Catholic Church, St David's Uniting Church, Lindfield ( Tryon Road ) Uniting Church and the North Shore Synagogue.

Fort Tryon Park is also site of The Cloisters, a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted to medieval art and culture, and home to the Unicorn Tapestries.

Bulwick Park, Northamptonshire, Tryon family home

Tryon wrote home, explaining the British desire to create a land route to India, and the continuous vying for power in the region between Britain and France.

In June 1877 Tryon was replaced by Captain Jago as commander of Raleigh after a tour of three and a half years and returned home.

Freer eventually bought dozens of Tryon's paintings, including many of his best works, and worked closely with Tryon in the interior design of his Detroit home.